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Having looked into this some more, I think the discussion is sadly moot. I believe copyright law in territories such as the UK prevents someone from uploading a copy of the score or from creating a new engraving. This is regardless of the location in which either is then published.

Thanks for all the information so far. I'm not sure if I can apply a CPDL or Creative Commons licence to a work that is still under copyright in some areas. I wonder how best to create a re-engraving that is intended for free re-use but presumably can only be used in areas where the original work is...

Indeed. Does that affect uploading to IMSLP in any way? I've also located an earlier, near-identical edition and this one states "New York: G.Schirmer inc., Sole Agents for U.S.A." at the bottom. In terms of creating a new score for CPDL, I'm thinking of including the following at the bott...

My edition does not mention locations at the bottom of the first page - it simply has the Copyright USA:1933 Gustav Holst line. Mine is a more modern edition than the others on IMSLP but this appears to be only in that the old pricing has been removed and the Publishers details modernised.

Interesting, I wasn't aware those others are already on IMSLP. I'm not convinced they are actually part of a set called "12 Welsh Folk Songs". Each piece appears to have been published separately and does not make reference to any others.

Any thoughts on the US copyright status?

I am trying to determine the status of My Sweetheart's Like Venus, arranged by Gustav Holst. If possible I would like to upload it to IMSLP Canada and also to create editions for cpdl.org for US use. I've read https://imslp.org/wiki/Public_domain and done some research and I know the following at pr...